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Tenth Special Report - Appointment of Richard Sharp as Chair of the BBC: Government Response to the Committee’s Eighth Report

Published 29 June 2023

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The government's response

This document responds to Eighth Report - Appointment of Richard Sharp as Chair of the BBC.

This is the government's response, published 29 June 2023.

Summary written by Accountability Index from the government's response. It is not the government's own words.

The government "notes" the Committee's conclusions on Mr Sharp's appointment and says it will respond further "in due course" to the recommendations in Mr Heppinstall KC's report.

  • The government says Mr Heppinstall KC's report outlines that Mr Sharp "failed to disclose potential perceived conflicts of interest" to the interview Panel, and that Mr Sharp has resigned as Chair.
  • It is "currently considering" the report's recommendations, which include proposals on the public appointments process in general, and "will respond further in due course".
  • An Acting Chair has been appointed in line with the BBC Royal Charter, and "planning for a process to appoint a permanent new Chair is also underway".
  • On advice given to Boris Johnson, the government refers to the report's findings that it was "neither commissioned nor obtained until after the appointment process was almost over".

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